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14th, January 2011 Politicians 1

Apathy Party Defeats Elvis At Monster Looneys In Saddleworth

All eyes on goings on at the Saddleworth by-election at Oldham Civic centre. Labour candidate Debbie Abrahams won... More »

14th, January 2011 Strange But True

Californian Shoots Escaped Zebra To Turn Into A Rug

Three Zebras, remnants of William Randolph Hearst's zoo, have been shot by Californians looking for a new rug... More »

14th, January 2011 Politicians

Israeli Leader Asks Journalists To Remove Trousers And Bras For Private Party

Hacks attending Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party by invitation were required to undress at the door... More »

14th, January 2011 Music 5

Canada Bans Dire Straits' Money For Nothing: Animated Sting Must Die

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has decreed that Dire Straits' 1980s protest song of working stiffs Money for Nothing must not be played on Canadian radio... More »

14th, January 2011 Strange But True 2

Woman Wears Stolen Fur Coat In Knickers For Three Days

Moreland was pinched by the fuzz on New Year’s Eve by Bloomington Police. The Alaskan Fur Company said one of their $6,500 coats was missing... More »

14th, January 2011 Strange But True

London Ice Scuplting Festival: In Photos

The London Ice Scuplting Festival arrived a few weeks too late for locals to bring in their own work... More »

14th, January 2011 In Pictures 1

Mug Shots - Happy Ones

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14th, January 2011 Celebrities

Katie Price And Alex Reid Divorce: Top Coats And Justin Bieber Nights

Reid tells Star readers that he and Katie have been “getting on like a house on fire”. Her house, to be specific... More »

14th, January 2011 Politicians

Michael Gove's Oboe Playing: Fingers On Lips, Class

Anyone laughing like a teenage adolescent will be sent from the room. Fingers over holes, lips puckered and listen up... More »

14th, January 2011 Reviews 1

Joanna Yeates: The Sheds, Donald Rumsfeld And Badly Lit Sex

The marketing, the sheds, the body, the two-minutes silence and the DNA - Anorak rounds-up the news... More »

14th, January 2011 The Consumer

Domino's Sacks Pizza Cutter For Yelling 'I'm Rick James Bitch'

While off his face on something, possibly substances of a "hallucinogenic" nature, he called customers "bovine and porcine". And then... More »

13th, January 2011 Key Posts

Heidi The Cross-Eyed Possum: The Gifs

Heidi the Cross-Eyed Possum is wowing the crowd in Germany. Leipzip is going wild for Heidi... More »

13th, January 2011 Film

Quentin Tarantino's First Movie: Watch My Best Friend's Birthday

He made it in 1987. It cost $5000 in 1987. Here's what left of it... More »

13th, January 2011 Politicians 2

Sarah Palin Breathes For Gabby Giffords (Video)

This video sums up Palin's contribution so far. Anyone see a video for The One?... More »

13th, January 2011 Reviews 1

Julian Assange Keeps Murdoch Files For Self-Protection: US Not Allowed To

The Wikileaks founder has a file on Rupert Murdoch he's keeping for his own security - you know, like the US keeps secret files to ensure its security... More »

13th, January 2011 Politicians

Obama Opens His Eyes With Gabrielle Giffords

The One is back... More »

13th, January 2011 Key Posts

Britain's Got Talent: If You Want To Get A Head Get A Laminated Forehead

Amanda Holden, Ant ‘n’ Dec and David Hasselhoff have faces that should make a huge-noggined alien from the planet Zorb feel right at home... More »

13th, January 2011 In Pictures

Paris During World War 2 - Not All Bad Then

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13th, January 2011 Celebrities

John Travolta's Hair Sings Jason Donovan Hits To Lull New Baby Benjamin

Travolta showcases his new baby Benjamin on the cover of Hello! - and then upstages him with his hair... More »

13th, January 2011 Politicians

Julian Fellowes Takes His Seat: Lord Downton Abbey Is Here To Help

Fellowes is now a Lord. And you get the impression he cares very much for the title. His wife has the most ludicrous title ever... More »

13th, January 2011 Strange But True

Elton John Jailed

Elton is sent down... More »

13th, January 2011 Celebrities

Nicole Kidman's Botox Face Moves Us (And Now Moves Itself)

Nicole Kidman helps the Pope find his balcony... More »

13th, January 2011 Madeleine McCann 5

Michaela McAreavey, Madeleine McCann And Judith Woods' Holidays

Having linked the murder of Michaela McAreavey to Anni Dewani, Judith Woods now links it to Madeleine McCann. Woods starts off by blurring fiction with fact.. More »

13th, January 2011 TV & Radio 6

Laura Hall Is Back: Woman Banned From Every Pub In England Gets BBC Show

In case you wondered where she's been since she hit the headlines last year, Laura 'Party Hard' Hall is back... More »

13th, January 2011 Celebrities

Charlie Sheen Takes Bree Olsen And A Copy Of The Beano To Hugh Hefner's Room: Photos

He was staying at the Hugh Hefner suite at The Palms Casino. (Source says it’s not that authentic a theme room because the place doesn’t smell of urine and regret, allegedly)... More »